- Title
- Development of a dual school climate and school identification measure-student (SCASIM-St)
- Creator
- Lee, Eunro; Reynolds, Katherine J.; Subasic, Emina; Bromhead, Dave; Lin, Hanzhang; Marinov, Vladimir; Smithson, Michael
- Relation
- Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 49, Issue April, p. 91-106
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2017.01.003
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Extensive but separate bodies of research in education concern the constructs of school climate and school connectedness/belonging. In the interests of advancing a more integrated approach, a new measurement tool is developed- the School Climate and School Identification Measure-Student (SCASIM-St). This scale builds on the Moos (1973) framework which assesses relationships, personal growth, and system management in schools. The social identity approach to group processes (Tajfel & Turner, 1979; Turner, Hogg, Oakes, Reicher, & Wetherell, 1987) is used to extend work on school connectedness and belonging through the inclusion of a measure of social identification. A range of methods across three studies are designed to assess the reliability and validity of SCASIM-St (N = 7209, Australian grades 7-10 students). These include confirmatory factor analysis, test-retest analysis, and convergent validity (Study 1 and 2). Additionally measurement invariance tests for student sub-groups regarding gender, grade level, and non-English language, were employed in Study 3. It also included criterion validity analysis using multilevel models for the key outcome measures of students' academic achievement, well-being, and aggressive behaviors. All of these analyses indicate that SCASIM-St is an effective measure. Theoretical and practical implications as well as future directions are outlined.
- Subject
- school climate; school identification; social identity; scale development; multilevel model; reliability and validity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1399065
- Identifier
- uon:34520
- Identifier
- ISSN:0361-476X
- Language
- eng
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